Oprah Winfrey supports March for our Lives and so do we!
In partnership with families and students in Fifth Ward and beyond, we are expanding our Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival kickoff parade to support the "March For Our Lives" event. On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington DC to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today. Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival
Locally, we invite children and families to meet at the DeLuxe Theater at 11AM on March 24th and march as participants in the Festival Parade in solidarity. Bring your signs, willingness for change, peace and goodwill!

Oprah Is Donating Half A Million To Florida Students' March For Our Lives

Now, the student organizers are focusing on the main event. "We want this movement to be heard. It's so close to our hearts," John Barnitt, a 17-year-old junior at Stoneman Douglas and a survivor of the shooting, told Refinery29. "We're really focusing on March 24 - we want everyone to come out and show support.

We need volunteers for Friday and Saturday to help us organize and load furniture for Hurricane Harvey victims
If you would like to volunteer, please click on this link and sign up now: http://signup.com/go/CxbPKgh
Lunch will be provided.

Early voting begins today! Don't miss this chance to have your voice heard.
"The midterm elections are often the overlooked middle child of any election cycle. But while they don’t get as much press as races during Presidential election years, the stakes are high."

Early Voting For The 2018 Texas Primaries Begins: What You Need To Know | Houston Public Media

Historically, Texans don't turn out for primaries. In 2016, just over 21 percent of eligible Texans voted in the presidential primary. Turnout in midterm primary elections is usually even lower. We want to help make participation in primaries easier for voters - by making the primaries themselves easier to understand.

"A goal without a plan is just a wish." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
These clients are creating there plan. You can too! Contact us to find out when our next Home Buying 101 class will be.
Happy Saturday!

Houston's Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

"A goal without a plan is just a wish." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. These clients are creating there plan. You can too! Contact us to find out when our next Home Buying 101 class will be. Happy...

Hurricane Harvey Furniture Distribution
Fri Feb 16, 2018 – Sat Feb 17, 2018
We need volunteers to help distribute gently used couches, tables, lamps, TVs, dresser drawers, armoires, mirrors, chairs and other various home decor that have been donated and will be available for pickup at no cost to families in need this Friday and Saturday. Over 18 years old only. #houstonstrong #nickelproud #neighborshelpingneighbors http://signup.com/go/rUxUzAA

Back to Design Excellence Awards Small Healthcare Design Excellence Award Presented to Kirksey Legacy Community Health Houston, Texas Project Description: Legacy Community Health is located in the historic Fifth Ward of Houston, dubbed a "health care desert" by local Houston media for its location in an under-served part of the community.

The Nickel Connection is back! Join us for breakfast!
We will host Carroll G. Robinson, Esq. to talk on minority-owned business, the power of chambers, and community prosperity.
There will be a $5.00 fee at the door.
Don't forget to RSVP! Email Zarana for any questions at: zsanghani@fifthwardcrc.org

This week, we are looking into the future, at road construction affecting the Houston area in 2018. In just a couple of years, TxDOT will embark on a massive effort to remodel the downtown freeway system.

Thank you! A group called Project R.E.S.P.E.C.T is working to give the buried a proper resting place. If you would like to help in any way, or think you may have a loved one buried there, you can visit the Project R.E.S.P.E.C.T. website. Project Respect Houston

Historic black cemetery in Houston in need of cleanup

A historic cemetery that's been in Houston's Fifth Ward for more than a century is in dire need of a cleanup. Evergreen Negro Cemetery is one of the roughly 4,000 historic black cemeteries across the Lone Star State that are in a substandard condition.

Houston LISC is excited to launch the 2018 cycle of two small grants programs. LISC's small grants are tools to support resident-led initiatives, spark projects that advance the community's vision and build neighborhood capacity.
These grants are made available through LISC's GO Neighborhoods initiative, a place-based and neighborhood-driven approach to comprehensive community development in Houston. Houston LISC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) You're invited to apply or share!

Houston's Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

Houston LISC is excited to launch the 2018 cycle of two small grants programs. LISC's small grants are tools to support resident-led initiatives, spark projects that advance the community's vision...

Mark your 🗓️'s and don't forget to enroll for the last Home Buyer Education class for the month of February!
We also offer FREE consultations with the housing adviser who will help you plan your path to home ownership! Spaces are limited, call 713-674-0175 to register today!
Can't make it this month? No worries, we have our classes twice a month. March dates are coming soon!

Houston's Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

Mark your 🗓️'s and don't forget to enroll for the last Home Buyer Education class for the month of February! We also offer FREE consultations with the housing adviser who will help you plan your...

We had a great first Saturday to kick off our egg stuffing volunteering!
If you have time on a Saturday in February or March to join us, your efforts to support the fifth annual fifth ward helicopter egg drop (Houston's Only!) are greatly appreciated. Donuts and coffee are provided!
We also coordinate with groups that would like to stuff the eggs at their own pace, place or schedule (pictured). Message us with your info and we can set a pickup time for the plastic eggs and stickers and candy to stuff and you can pick up and fill the eggs at your leisure! Great opp for youth groups, fraternities, sororities or wine nights! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2Gy5fBB

Houston's Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

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Today we take a moment to celebrate the life of Emma Primas, a longtime member of her Fifth Ward church and Settegast-area civic club as well as the National Council of Negro Women's Houston chapter and the NAACP. Primas, whose electoral history as a black woman included being denied the vote and paying a poll tax to access a ballot, presided with dignity and humor over her descendants – including one child, four grandchildren and extending to five great-great-great grandchildren.

Emma Primas of Houston, one of the oldest Texans, dies at 112

Mrs. Emma Primas, a supercentenarian, businesswoman and Houston celebrity who gained national prominence at age 109 during her 2015 meeting with President Barack Obama, died Tuesday. She was 112. Upon receiving a kiss on the cheek from someone she never thought she'd live to see - the first black U.S.

A lot of work goes in the 50,000 plastic eggs we donate back to the community. Can you volunteer to help us fill them with the goodies? If you have time on Saturday mornings, 9AM - noon, in February or March, you're invited to join us for egg stuffing to prepare for the Fifth Annual Lyons Avenue Festival helicopter egg drop (Houston's Only!) Donuts and coffee are provided! Volunteers are not required to stay the entire time - we welcome any time you can donate to our efforts!
First opportunity is TOMORROW! Sign up to join us tomorrow or for an upcoming Saturday. We provide coffee, donuts and all supplies.
Sign up HERE >>>>>http://bit.ly/2GJ1rO4

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